Police in Pennsylvania shot and killed a large pet snake Wednesday afternoon after it was found wrapped around its unresponsive owner’s neck.
The Upper Macungie Township Police said that they arrived at a home in Fogelsville, which is a little over an hour away from Philadelphia, to find a 28-year-old man lying on the floor with the middle portion of the snake coiled around the man’s neck.
“Trying to go hands-on with this reptile was not a smart decision because the snake was so large,” Lt. Peter Nickischer told local news station WFMZ-TV, with estimates saying the snake was at least 15 feet in length and very thick.